TO DO:
A. READ: What’s Culture Got to Do with It?
The article is a separate file included in this module. You also have the choice to listen to the article read aloud. For this option, please click on the red play button:
1. What does the author mean when she says, “think of culture as software for the brain’s hardware?”
2. Differentiate between surface culture, shallow culture and deep culture. Explain each level in your own words.
3. What is a schema? Provide a personal example.
4. Why does the author prefer to use a tree vs. an iceberg as a metaphor for culture?
5. What are cultural archetypes? What two cultural archetypes does the author believe are important for teachers to know about? Describe each one briefly.
6. Define the following terms:
Sociopolitical context
Implicit bias
Structural racialization
7. Why is the term ‘culture of poverty” incompatible with culturally responsive teaching?
